Peter Lawler

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!. I didn’t see the Sunday morning debate. 2. But I do see Santorum gaining respect as a competent, solid candidate. Ross Douthat is right that he’s stuck with the focus on his personal life, which does seem “deviant” to most Americans but should and I think is striking most . . . . Continue Reading »

1. I didn’t watch the whole debate. It was painful, but the fault wasn’t with the candidates. I liked both Pete’s and John’s comments. 2. The strangest thing is that nobody went after Romney much. Santorum had that monologue near the end, but that’s hardly going after . . . . Continue Reading »

Pete, watch this therapeutic video! The grumpy, unhappy, “we’re all doomed” Pete is starting to trouble me. Does he need Prozac, a spiritual uplift, or what? Maybe he needs a self-help expert! Who, better, than TV’s Reverend Governor Mike Huckabee? Maybe he can’t make . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s my BIG THINK version. . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s Mr. Carter. I really do have a real job, and so I have only time to quote Joe on the pretentiousness of the Porchers through his reporting on what he learned at their recent conference: For example, one professor (they were almost all professors) presented his localist bona fides by . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Pete is right that Rick’s strengths expose Romney’s weaknesses more than point to his actual nomination. 2. Rick is being branded a “compassionate conservatism,” meaning being a bit of a European Christian Democrat. But it’s not that clear how that distinguishes . . . . Continue Reading »

So a famous conservative who’s been positioned to know more about Rick than most of this sent me this very probing question and real analysis: Question: Who’s more electable against Obama? Romney or Santorum? The election is ultimately going to be about getting the economy moving again, . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s my tentative outline with reading assignments. I had to drop a lot of topics to fit it in the allotted time: 1.The American Context: Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America . (Selections to be handed out.) 2. Our Demographic Crisis: Philip Longman, “Missing Children”; . . . . Continue Reading »

First off, I agree with Pete’s agreement with me that we don’t really have a candidate we believe can actually defeat the president. It’s possible Romney will become that candidate. In the USA TODAY, the article on Santorum was mainly about his hostility to gay rights. A good . . . . Continue Reading »